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On-TargetField reports from HAHO troops indicate that the logistics and expense of practicing HAHO jumps limit the training available. Less than acceptable results are obtained when the jumps are performed in practice or actual insertion activities. In addition, even the OPANAS-equipped troops do not have sufficient practice in the HAHO environment to have 100 percent confidence in their performance using the navigation information provided by OPANAS. SSK Industries, Inc. has addressed this problem by developing the On-Target System. Similar to an aircraft simulator, this system combines the OPANAS with the ParaSim Virtual Reality Training Simulator to enable HAHO troops to fly simulated missions using realistic wind, meteorological and terrain information. It permits multiple practice flights to be completed prior to a practice jump or actual mission. On-Target brings the real world into the simulated mission by introducing canopy malfunctions, changing wind characteristics from those forecast, and displacing the actual exit point from the calculated exit point. The system provides this functionality for a fraction of the cost, logistic support and risks involved in a "real" training mission. Mission Planning System (MPS) is a software package that computes exit coordinates, a constant heading for the jumper and a flight path to follow. The OPANAS is programmed directly from the MPS. Inputs to the MPS are opening altitude, forecast winds aloft, canopy performance and coordinates of the target. Click here for the MPS datasheet. Click here for the printable version. OPANAS/ParaSim Hardware/Software Link Module (OPL) interfaces OPANAS to a current version of ParaSim, allowing mission parameters to be simulated by ParaSim. This enables ground-based OPANAS training, mission rehearsal and simulation, training for contingencies including missed exit points, canopy malfunctions and changes in forecast winds. This module is required for interfacing OPANAS and ParaSim. OPL includes Parasim software I/O link module, ParaSim to OPANAS cable, power supply and compass emulator module. To review the On-Target System brochure, click here!, for the printable version click here. Return to SSK Homepage |
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